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The Robe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 497 people carried this name — #43,438 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 483 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 541 people named Robe.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Pas-de-Calais 82
Paris 58
Haut-Rhin 54
Ille-et-Vilaine 25
Saône-et-Loire 24
Côte-d’Or 23
Calvados 22
Loire-Atlantique 21

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 90 people named Robe live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 72
Buenos Aires Province 18

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 20 people named Robe live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 15
Flemish Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

30 people named Robe is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 30

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Robe in American newspapers,
1903–1926.

Newspaper page from The People's Defender carrying the name Robe
The People's Defender 1926-09-23
Newspaper page from Vermont Phœnix carrying the name Robe
Vermont Phœnix 1904-03-04
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Robe
The Salt Lake Herald 1903-04-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,286,792 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Robe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frederick Robe
    Frederick Robe 1801–1871 · governor
  • Annie Robe
    Annie Robe 1866–1922 · actor
  • T. Richard Robe d. 2022 · mechanical engineer
  • James Robe 1688–1753 · Christian minister
  • James Robe 1688–1753 · Christian minister
  • William Robe 1765–1820 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Robe.

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